FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, March 19, 2011Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NOH by 14 after the first quarter and won 89–85.

Final · Box score
Cavs92
Clippers100
Q1 LAC -3; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC +4; Q4 LAC +8
Final · Box score
Nuggets98
Heat103
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +5
Final · Box score
Pacers78
Grizzlies99
Q1 MEM +7; Q2 MEM +17; Q3 MEM +16; Q4 MEM +21
Final · Box score
Celtics89
Hornets85
Q1 BOS -14; Q2 BOS -11; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS +4
Final · Box score
Bobcats98
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +22; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Sixers101
Blazers110
Q1 POR +9; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +4; Q4 POR +9
On this day · 2009–10Mar 19, 2010: 11 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Jazz), 44 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Hornets

Boston fights back from 14 down against New Orleans

Tony Allen goes for 19 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-11+3+4BOS AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1426272289
Hornets2823132185
Who led
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 10, 7, 14, 9, 16, 9, 16, 20BOS20 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 13, 23, 5, 17, 19, 12, 8, 20BOS20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 0, 23, 11, 16, 25, 6, 16, 32NOH32 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 14, 18, 17, 21, 12, 9, 3, 23NOH23 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Cavs-Clippers

Clippers beat Cleveland, 100–92

Clippers led 82–78 after three and won by 8. Blake Griffin led Clippers with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over NOH4MIA over DEN5LAC over CLE8POR over PHI9SAS over CHA11MEM over IND21Final margin, points. Pink = LAC over CLE.
Lead changes
Cavs-Clippers6
Celtics-Hornets5
Bobcats-Spurs1
Nuggets-Heat0
Pacers-Grizzlies0
Sixers-Blazers0
The night in charts
Sixers-Blazers combined for 211, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-BlazersSixers 101, Blazers 110
211
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 98, Spurs 109
207
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 98, Heat 103
201
Cavs-ClippersCavs 92, Clippers 100
192
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 78, Grizzlies 99
177
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 89, Hornets 85
174
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Celtics-HornetsCeltics 89, Hornets 85
+4 BOS
Nuggets-HeatNuggets 98, Heat 103
+5 MIA
Cavs-ClippersCavs 92, Clippers 100
+8 LAC
Sixers-BlazersSixers 101, Blazers 110
+9 POR
Bobcats-SpursBobcats 98, Spurs 109
+11 SAS
Pacers-GrizzliesPacers 78, Grizzlies 99
+21 MEM
BOS erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HornetsBOS won · Celtics 89, Hornets 85
14 pts
Cavs-ClippersLAC won · Cavs 92, Clippers 100
3 pts
Thaddeus Young shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
Glen DavisBOS · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
RandolphMEM · 17 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
HicksonCLE · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST
67% (12-18)
Gerald WallacePOR · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
67% (8-12)
Final · Celtics-Hornets
Celtics 89Hornets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1426272289
Hornets2823132185
The story
Glen Davis had 20 points as Boston beat New Orleans 89-85

Chris Paul led New Orleans with 15 AST, 7 REB, 4 PTS 20 PTS, 8 REB · 8-11 FG

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Celtics took the third 27-13.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −14−11+3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David West led the game in fantasy with 51.6 FPTS (32 PTS, 8 REB)

Final · Nuggets-Heat
Nuggets 98Heat 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2126242798
Heat29272324103
The story
Dwyane Wade's 32 points carried Miami past Denver, 103-98

For Denver, Ty Lawson had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 32 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 2 AST · 10-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-21, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +8+9+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Grizzlies
Pacers 78Grizzlies 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2021191878
Grizzlies2731182399
The story
Memphis beat Indiana 99-78 behind 17 points and 9 assists from Mike Conley

Danny Granger paced Indiana: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 9 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB · 8-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-21 second quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
300 +7+17+16+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
10.8Season avg22.4Last 5

22.4 points a game over his last five games, against 10.8 in 57 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Season avg20.2Last 3

20.2 minutes a game over his last three games, against 34.4 in 66 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.2minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.3Season avg43.5Today

44 minutes today, against 25.3 a game in 67 earlier games. Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 26, 31, 19, 27, 21, 19, 43, 33Heat-Nuggets · W
26.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 0, 23, 11, 16, 25, 6, 16, 32Hornets-Celtics · L
18.7 PPG season to date · +13.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 20, 38, 20, 28, 29, 21, 14, 32Heat-Nuggets · W
25.4 PPG season to date · +6.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 18, 17, 12, 23, 26, 8, 14, 30Clippers-Cavs · W
22.3 PPG season to date · +7.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Eric GordonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 30, 23, 23, 35, 23, 24, 5, 29Clippers-Cavs · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +5.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
JJ HicksonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 23, 15, 10, 4, 8, 17, 5, 28Cavs-Clippers · L
12.7 PPG season to date · +15.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Marcus ThorntonSAC+11.8 22.3 last 10 · 10.5 season
Tyler HansbroughIND+10.1 20.9 last 10 · 10.8 season
Al JeffersonUTA+7.2 26.2 last 10 · 19.0 season
Toney DouglasNYK+6.8 17.0 last 10 · 10.2 season
Kyle LowryHOU+6.4 19.4 last 10 · 13.0 season
Cold
Steve NashPHX−6.1 9.5 last 10 · 15.6 season
Deron WilliamsNJN−5.7 14.7 last 10 · 20.4 season
Rashard LewisWAS−5.6 6.1 last 10 · 11.7 season
Al HarringtonDEN−5.5 4.7 last 10 · 10.2 season
Raymond FeltonDEN−5.2 10.7 last 10 · 15.9 season